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Notice the barren landscape. How can lichens and plants get here?

Their seeds and spores are carried in by the wind.

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What is a climax community?

A stable community with a diverse number of species. This should be the end result of ecological succession done right.

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What is this species?

This is Lichen. It is an example of a pioneer species.

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Describe this phenomena. What will happen next in terms of the ecology?

This is an underwater volcano breaking the surface of the ocean. After the lava has cooled a new island will form and primary succession will begin.

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monster

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fairy

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lifesaver

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Why do ecosystems (or communities) change over time?

Because of disturbances. These could include fires, volcanoes, floods, landslides, mining, deforestation, meteors, ect.

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What is happening here.

A disturbance that will cause the ecosystem (or community) to change.

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After grasses have lived in an area for a long time and created enough detritus and soil, what can grow there next?

Shrubs and bushes.

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seesaw

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fairy

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After lichens break down rocks into soil, what can grow next?

Moss

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What are the two types of ecological succession?

Primary Succession and Secondary Succession

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After a glacier that has been on the land for 10,000 years retreats, which type of ecological succession will most likely occur?

Primary Succession

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seesaw

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Can you define ecological succession?

A series of changes that occur in a community (or ecosystem) over time.

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After mosses break down soil even further and create more soil, what can grow there?

Grasses.

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